An activist group has begun posting 573,000 pager messages purportedly sent on September 11, 2001.

The messages range from "Second World Trade Centre tower collapses" to "I'm OK & love you..xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox".

The group, Wikileaks, says some of the messages were sent by government and local officials, but most appear to be from regular people, including frantic New Yorkers try-ing to reach loved ones in and around the World Trade Centre.

The messages include "Do not get on the path train...the world trade centre is on fire" and "President has been rerouted, won't be returning to Washington but not sure where he will go."

One says: "This is myrna, i will not rest until you go home, the second tower is down, i don't want to have to keep calling you after every event. Pls just go home."

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